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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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21st Century School Fund, 2011
Quality schoolyards provide opportunities for the physical challenges, exercise, sensory play, fantasy play, organized sports, and unsupervised free play that allow for healthy, well-rounded development. Schoolyards should be safe places where children practice social skills and develop an appreciation for the feelings of others and the…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Public Schools, Playgrounds, Urban Schools
Filardo, Mary; Vincent, Jeff M.; Allen, Marni; Franklin, Jason – 21st Century School Fund, 2010
In this paper, the 21st Century School Fund and the Center for Cities and Schools at the University of California Berkeley provide a conceptual frame for the joint use of PK-12 public school buildings. There is a growing conversation about and demand for joint use as a way to provide services to children and families in convenient locations,…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Public Schools, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
Filardo, Mary; Bar, Michelle; Cheng, Stephanie; Ulsoy, Jessie; Allen, Marni – 21st Century School Fund, 2010
In this study, the 21st Century School Fund (21CSF), with support from the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, examined the state capital outlay funding for elementary and secondary public education facility construction and modernization. The authors examined how much capital outlay has been expended by states from 2005-2008 as…
Descriptors: Expenditures, School Construction, Educational Facilities, Public Education
21st Century School Fund, 2006
The Savoy Elementary School Modernization and Co-Location project is designed to meet a number of important goals for Washington, D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) and the District of Columbia. It will improve the teaching and learning conditions for Savoy Elementary School so that they are in excellent condition, can support a high quality curriculum,…
Descriptors: Neighborhood Improvement, Educational Facilities Improvement, Program Descriptions, Program Design
21st Century School Fund, 2006
The Savoy/TMA Public Education Campus encompasses the 3.5 acres that includes the Savoy Elementary School and the former Nichols Avenue School, now the fully modernized Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School (TMA) and a recreation center sponsored by the Department of Parks and Recreation. As a part of public initiatives to better…
Descriptors: Recreational Programs, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Facilities Planning, Program Implementation
Filardo, Mary; Rivlin, Alice M.; O'Cleireacain, Carol; Garrison, David – 21st Century School Fund, 2005
The District of Columbia is four years into the implementation of a ten year Educational Facility Master Plan and seven years into the development of Public Charter Schools. A great deal of work to improve public school facilities has been done. The new buildings and renovations that have been completed by the District of Columbia Public Schools…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Financial Policy, Budgeting, Public Schools